5G Advanced - Next Gen Mobile

Networks and Services Symposium

Session 4 - A Bridge to 6G: Giant Leap or
Small Shuffle?

Mike Nawrocki
ATIS, VP - Technology & Solutions
September 21, 2023
North American 6G Compass

NGA’s publications have established a

collective view, serving as a future 6G
compass for North America
6G Roadmap for Vertical Industries

May 2023

Agriculture Automotive Education, Gaming eHealth

and Entertainment

Industrial Mining Public Safety Smart Cities

 Translate North American needs to technology outcomes

 Target shared investments in 6G PoCs and testbeds
 Connect North American 6G needs to marketplace

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6G Spectrum Considerations

> Published in August 2023 (living document)

> First comprehensive survey of spectrum bands that
have the potential to support 6G in North America
> Serves as early engagement point for the challenges
and promise of future 6G spectrum bands
> Companion document to follow covering drivers for
6G spectrum needs and characteristics
> Will include target performance requirements
Coverage

Bandwidth

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6G Societal and Economic Needs

> Recently published report looks

beyond 6G technologies
> Identifies key societal NextG
Outcomes
> Societal/economic compass for
future 6G research priorities
> Principles that will influence vision,
use cases, and applications

Solutions that are affordable, ubiquitous, broadly

available, and responsive to societal needs

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Change How We Live

Home-based patient care V2V and V2P safety Leveraging EGE innovation Next Gen mission critical
improvement and awareness for education communications
Remote surgery and
scanning Autonomous, coordinated Metaverse experiences AR headsets and glasses
and remote driving
AI-enabled patient digital Immersive knowledge and Networked robots and
twin Real-time 360° situational learning UAVs
awareness
Ambient assisted living Hologram receivers Connected ambulances

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Change How We Work
Factories of the future Movement between farming
and road infrastructure
AI-managed automatic
guided vehicles High precision irrigation and
fertilizer treatments
Massive sensors to manage
environment and resources Massive sensing and remote
actuation
Communications across
mobile and NTN
Extreme connectivity
Tele-operation for
hazardous environments
Use of digital twin replicas
High precision accuracy
and tracking
Urbanization density and
access to resources
Zero energy IoT devices
AI-driven data decision-
making
Government-provided
playing fields for 6G
innovation
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NGA Global Collaboration

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North American Voice for 6G

Develop North Create 6G Public/Private

American 6G vision https://www.nextgalliance.org/research-priorities/
Partnerships for Next Frontier
and key foundational Align on a collective set of Innovation and Investment
documents of 6G Research Priorities

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Building the foundation
for North American
leadership in 6G and beyond